Volcanic Adventure

Información

Experienced hikers will be at home on this visit to the Rincón de la Vieja national park, with its steep slopes covered by rich tropical forest. The main attraction here is unsurprisingly the conical Rincón de la Vieja volcano. Technically, it’s classed as active but it hasn’t erupted since the 1980s. There are several other volcanoes here, too, the highest of which is Santa Maria at 1,916 metres tall. This volcanic cluster has left a trail of hot springs, steaming vents and boiling mud pools. And as it’s in such a remote location, there’s lots of wildlife you wouldn’t see elsewhere, including monkeys, sloths and birds like toucans and eagles. In terms of plant life, the park has more of Costa Rica’s national flower – the increasingly rare purple orchid – than anywhere else in the country.